Intrusion of Wild Animals into Agricultural Fields

The Government has noticed the increase in number of some wild animal species in some forest areas.Incidents of killing of people and damage to crops by the wild animals have been reported from time to time.

The remedial measures taken by the Government in this regard are as follows:

1. Construction of boundary walls, elephant proof trenches, and solar powered electric fences around sensitive areas.

2. Formation of Eco-development committees and Joint Forest Management Committees.

3. Creation of water holes to provide drinking water to wild animals inside the forest area.

4. Construction of boundary walls, elephant proof trenches, and solar powered electric fences around sensitive areas.

5. Formation of Eco-development committees and Joint Forest Management Committees.

6. Creation of water holes to provide drinking water to wild animals inside the forest area.

7. Establishment of rescue centers for the wild animals that stray into public places. 8. Involvement of local people in protection works by awareness generation programmes.

9. The Chief Wildlife Wardens of the State/UT Governments are competent to permit hunting of some problematic animals under the provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.

The Minister of State for Environment and Forests (I/C) Shri Jairam Ramesh gave this information in a written reply to a question by Shri K.N. Balagopal in Rajya Sabha today.

KP